Rhode Island § 28-26-5 - Hoisting Engineers
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§ 28-26-5. Hoisting Engineers
R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-26-5
§ 28-26-5. License required for operation of hoisting machinery.
(a)(1) No person shall operate or be in direct charge of hoisting or excavation equipment that uses steam, internal combustion engines, electric, or compressed air of five horsepower (5 h.p.) or more and/or can lift more than five hundred pounds (500 lbs.) without obtaining a license to do so as provided in this chapter.
(2) No user or agent of a user of any machinery described in subsection (a)(1) shall permit the machinery to be operated unless it is operated by a duly licensed person as provided in this chapter.
(b) Every contract in the construction of public works by the state or by any city or town, or by persons contracting with the city, town, or state for the construction, shall contain a clause embodying the provision of this section.
(c) In the event of any inconsistencies and/or contradiction between the requirements of this section and those of § 23-33-30, and/or in any respective rules and/or regulations promulgated pursuant to that section, the provisions of this section and any rules and/or regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be controlling.
History of Section.
P.L. 1941, ch. 1068, § 3; P.L. 1944, ch. 1526, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 28-26-5; P.L. 1989,
ch. 211, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 61, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 68, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 332,
§ 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 342, § 1.
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Section 28-26-5 ("Hoisting Engineers") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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